Fashion
Fashion Show for a Cause in Marin City
More than 100 people attended the show, which showcased 31 models who are students from various schools of various ages and who participated in Performing Stars programs.
Models at the fashion show/ Photos by Godfrey Lee
Felecia Gaston and Performing Stars presented their first fashion show “The Show – Fashion for A Cause” on the afternoon of Saturday, June 5, 2021, at the Rocky Graham Park in Marin City.
More than 100 people attended the show, which showcased 31 models who are students from various schools of various ages and who participated in Performing Stars programs. The students also participated in preparing garden art projects using recyclable materials and nature projects that originated from the Performing Stars’ Victory Garden program.
The casual attire outfits were modeled and followed by performances. Kwabeno Graham, Jr. and Chloe Ashby performed Spoken Word; Maia and Gia Barrioz and Kiara Meza performed a Hispanic dance and Teresa Hoff and ChauntiAna Thomas each sang a song.
After formal attire was modeled, Osiezhe, aka ‘Chosen Life,’ recited and danced a rap, Lauren Mims shared Spoken Word, and ChuantiAna Thomas sang a song.
The program ended with a Youth Ribbon Dance.
The girl models who are of pre-school and elementary age were Gia Barrioz, Maria Barrioz, Arianna Soans, Kashmiere Gomez, Evelyn Cauich, Taylor Avila, Jane Mazariegos, Katie Calderon, Lupita Tecun, Armanda Soler, Mitzi Calderon, Keyari Bynum, Monya Dorhan, and Taniya Leggett.
The girl models who are of middle and high school age were Bella Christina Luckey, Brianna Zuniga, Brenda Lara, Tayana Bland, Jada Allen, Antanasia Cook, Emily Cauich, Briana Nieva, Kiara Meza, Xuley Nieva, and Beyonce Nieva.
The boy models of pre-school, elementary, and middle school age were Sioea Leota, Armaru Navia, Semaj Bynum, Kemari Bynum, Aj Conkey, and Kahyree Mitchell.
Many people contributed to the production of this fashion show.
Federico Cortez was the event manager of the fashion show and artistic director of the Victory Garden Art Project. He had the vision for the fashion show for several years and designed many of the clothes that were modeled. He has been the operations manager of Performing Stars since 2017 and handles many of the Performing Stars’ activities.
Cindy Rae Mewhorter, a high-fashion model working in Europe for 10 years, came to work with the youth with Performing Stars in Marin City especially for this show. She is currently an actress, model and has taught modeling at the Barbizon Modeling & Talent Agency.
Sherine Agbulos, the administrative assistant since 2019, and Marilyn Bryant, the program coordinator since 2019, also greatly contributed to the fashion show. The show was sponsored by Marin Charitable, The Milagro Foundation, and the County of Marin.
The Community Partners are YEMA, Barbizon, MCCSD, SMCSD, Conscious Kitchen, Marin County Free Library, Girl Scouts, Marin Housing, Sweet Tey’s Pastries.
